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par⋅a⋅mor⋅phine

  [par-uh-mawr-feen]
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–noun Chemistry.
thebaine.
Origin:
para- 1 + morphine
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par·a·mor·phine   (pār'ə-môr'fēn')   
n.  See thebaine.
the·ba·ine   (thē'bə-ēn', thĭ-bā'ĭn)   
n.  A poisonous alkaloid, C19H21NO3, obtained from opium. Also called paramorphine.

[New Latin (herba) thēbaia, (herb of) Thebes, Egyptian opium (from Latin Thēbaea, feminine of Thēbaeus, Theban, from Thēbae, Thebes, from Greek Thēbai) + -ine2.]
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Main Entry: para·mor·phine
Pronunciation: -'mor-"fEn
Function: noun
: THEBAINE
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paramorphine par·a·mor·phine (pār'ə-môr'fēn')
n.
See thebaine.

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